Once Upon a Time in the Andes

Once Upon a Time in the Andes (Spanish: Érase una vez en los Andes) is a 2023 Peruvian war romantic drama film directed, written and co-produced by Rómulo Sulca.[1][2] It stars Maribel Baldeón and Juan Cano.[3] It is a love story between a peasant woman from the central Andes of Peru with a Chilean soldier during the War of the Pacific.[4]

Once Upon a Time in the Andes
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Directed byRómulo Sulca
Written byRómulo Sulca
Produced byRómulo Sulca
Jhon Pizarro
StarringMaribel Baldeón
Juan Cano
CinematographySara Brusciano
Edited byMaricet Sancristóbal
Music byKarin Zielinski
Production
company
Catacresis Cine
Distributed byV&R Films
Release dates
  • November 27, 2023 (2023-11-27) (IFFI)
  • September 5, 2024 (2024-09-05) (Peru)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryPeru
LanguagesQuechua
Spanish

Synopsis

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Lautaro, a Chilean soldier, is surprised with his troops in the campaign in the central mountains of Peru, badly injured and being the only survivor of the War of the Pacific, he is revived by Margarita, a local woman who was herding her cattle in the surroundings. There will begin a love story despite language and cultural barriers.[5]

Cast

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  • Maribel Baldeón as Margarita
  • Juan Cano as Lautaro
  • Agustina Alarcón
  • Felix Poma
  • Beto Pomacanchari
  • Moises Quichua

Production

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Principal photography began on June 14, 2021, and ended on July 12 of the same year in Sarhua, Ayacucho.[3]

Release

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Once Upon a Time in the Andes had its world premiere on November 27, 2023, at the 54th International Film Festival of India[6][7][8] then was screened on February 8, 2024, at the Ibero American Film Festival Miami.[9] It was commercially released on September 5, 2024, in Peruvian theaters.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Un amor en plena guerra con Chile: peruano Rómulo Sulca alista nueva película, Érase una vez en los andes". El Comercio (in Spanish). 2022-08-21. ISSN 1605-3052. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  2. ^ "Rómulo Sulca Ricra, director de Érase una vez en los Andes". LatAm cinema. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  3. ^ a b "Film peruano 'Érase una vez en los Andes' tendrá su première mundial en el Festival Internacional de Cine de la India". Huanca York Times (in Spanish). 2023-11-17. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  4. ^ "De Huancayo a la India". El Peruano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  5. ^ "Film peruano en quechua "Erase una vez en los Andes" encara recta final de postproducción". Noticine.com. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  6. ^ "Un torrente de películas apoyadas por Ibermedia en el IFFI de Goa, en la India". Programa Ibermedia (in European Spanish). 2023-11-23. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  7. ^ "MYIFFI | Schedule". 2024-01-14. Archived from the original on 2024-01-14. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  8. ^ "Once Upon a Time in the Andes". International Film Festival of India. Retrieved 2024-01-14.
  9. ^ "Erase una vez en los Andes". Iberoamerican Film Festival Miami 2024. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  10. ^ "Película peruana "Érase una vez en los Andes" lanza su tráiler oficial y confirma fecha de estreno". Caretas (in Spanish). 2024-08-01. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
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